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Safe Work Method Statement Template for Boat or Barge
Navigating the waters of compliance and safety can often feel like uncharted territory, but our Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) Template for Boat or Barge is here to help steer you in the right direction. Crafted with both detail and ease of use in mind, this template sets a course for careful planning and execution of your marine projects.
- Pre-filled and Comprehensive: Dive into a document that’s not just a blank slate. Our template comes loaded with pre-filled sections that cover common hazards and controls associated with boat or barge operations, helping to guide you through the process.
- Fully editable and customisable in Microsoft Word format: We know every project is unique. That’s why we offer our template in a Microsoft Word format, making it simple to tailor to your specific job requirements. You have full control to tweak and modify content as needed.
- Includes the scope of the project and the project details: From the start, get clarity on your job’s scope and details. Easily lay out all necessary information so there’s never confusion about what the next steps are for your team.
- Includes checklist of any high risk machinery on site: Safety first! This handy section allows you to keep track of any high-risk machinery. Never miss flagging a potential hazard again.
- Includes space for recording any staff training: Keep track of who’s trained in what, ensuring your workers have the knowledge they need to work safely and effectively.
- Includes before and after risk ratings: Measure the effectiveness of your risk controls with spaces provided for documenting risks before and after mitigation efforts. It’s a great way to showcase improvement over time.
- Includes resources for use of legislative references: Stay compliant with links and references to the relevant legislation, keeping your operation within regulatory standards.
- Includes all PPE required: List down all personal protective equipment your team members need to use, ensuring everyone knows what’s expected on the job site.
- Includes risk assessment and risk assessment matrix: An essential tool for breaking down potential worksite dangers and figuring out how severe they really are – a must-have for any WHS plan.
- Includes a checklist to ensure all requirements have been covered when implementing the SWMS: Utilizing checklists helps streamline processes, and ensures there’s nothing missed on the safety front when implementing your SWMS.
- Includes sign off page for all workers and responsible persons: Get signatures from everyone involved to reinforce accountability and commitment to safety practices.
- Easy to use, easy to customise: Don’t stress – editing and using the template is straightforward. It’s targeted at people in trades, so, no technical jargon here!
- Suitable for large contracts and Tenders, including tier 1 contractual work: Whether you’re working on a smaller local project or a large-scale tender, this template flexes to meet the needs of every kind of contract, providing consistency and professionalism across the board.
- Quick delivery by email: Expect prompt delivery directly to your inbox, ready to download and crack on with straight away, no worries!
No one solution fits all, but with this template, you’ve got a reliable first mate on your journey towards effective WHS management for your boating and barge projects. All hands on deck for improved safety!
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Each Safe Work Method Statement has specific content that is referenced to, but not limited to a number of authorities such as Codes of Practice, Regulations, Australian Standards or the Act.
The Boat or Barge Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) references:
Ordering only takes a few minutes. Upon ordering completion, a link will be sent to your email address to download your documents, then add your company logo to the top of the header and you’re finished.
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Frequent Questions
Safe Work Method Statement Template FAQ’s
What format is a BlueSafe Australia Safe Work Method Statement Template delivered in?
Because every SWMS needs to be edited to suit on-site specifics, it makes sense to deliver our Safe Work Method Statements in Microsoft Word Format for easy editing.
How many pages long is each Safe Work Method Statement Template?
It depends entirely on the nature of the risks associated with the SWMS Template, however on average the documents are between 7-15 pages in length. Each Safe Work Method Statement is comprehensive in nature and is easy to use.
What are before and after risk ratings?
Before and after risk ratings are simply this: When you initially start to do a job, like say drill a hole in a wall, there will be a level of risk, which for this example let's just say is a level 2 (before). The idea is that then you would implement some type of control measure to reduce the risk, and in this case we would implement the control measure of wearing safety glasses to protect the eyes. This now would bring the risk of an injury down to a level 1 (after). Here you can see how the SWMS has a before and after risk rating for each step of a job, task or process.
Why do the Safe Work Method Statement Templates have before and after risk ratings?
Before and after risk ratings are a simple and effective way to clearly show how, and how much a certain level of risk has been brought down for a certain step in a job task or process. Another reason also is that many larger contractors now like to see before and after risk ratings, so it makes sense to include them in our Templates.
Are the SWMS Templates pre-filled?
Absolutely. Every Safe Work Method Statement Template is pre-filled, high quality and comprehensive in order to help save you as much time, and deliver as much quality information as possible when conducting your own on site safety.
Do the Safe Work Method Statement Templates come with a Risk Assessment?
Yes. Each Safe Work Method Statement comes with it's own built in Risk Assessment which is part of the working document. The SWMS is straightforward, easy to use and has a risk calculator to work out the risk level and likelihood of the risk occurring.
Does each SWMS Template have the required PPE already suggested?
Yes, each SWMS Template has a range of PPE recorded, as well as picture icons of different PPE items that you can add/remove as you need to for the requirements of the job task.
What Should be Included in a Safe Work Method Statement?
If you're going to be doing any high risk construction work, you'll most likely not only need a Safe Work Method Statement, but you'll also need to make sure your SWMS has a number of checks and balances in order for the document to be accepted in your construction site safety. Purchasing a safe work method statement template can help save you quite a lot of time rather than starting from scratch. Also, just remember that even though every BlueSafe Template is highly comprehensive and pre-filled, your SWMS Template should be adjusted to suit any noticeable risks that are specific to the task you are performing.
Your Safe Work Method Statement must:
- List or show the different types of construction work that is high risk
- Clearly explain the workplace health and safety hazards as well as the risks that arise from the works
- Explain in detail how each risk will be managed, maintained and controlled
- Explain how each control measure will be implemented in order to reduce each risk
- Describe how each control measure will be monitored an how often the control measures will be reviewed
- Consider any additional factors that may impact the level of risk involved with the safety of the construction site such as weather, wind etc.
- Be made available and accessible to read by employees and applicable personnel at any time.
- Every SWMS should be easy to understand and written in plain language
- Every BlueSafe Australia Safe Work Method Statement Template is straightforward and easy to use. They also have what's called 'before and after risk ratings', which basically means there's a built in risk assessment that is used in the process of using the document. This allows you to asses the initial risks and give them a score, and then assess the risk and give an 'after score' once the listed control measures are implemented. All our documents are comprehensive, pre-filled and easy to use. You can even download a sample below and see an example.
